| Author: | David Harsent | ISBN: | 9780571316090 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber | Publication: | August 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Harsent |
| ISBN: | 9780571316090 |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Publication: | August 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Language: | English |
The poems in David Harsent's new collection, whether single poems, dramatic sequences, or poems that 'belong to one another', share a dark territory and a sometimes haunting, sometimes steely, lyrical tone. Throughout the book - in the stark biography of 'Songs from the Same Earth', the troubling disconnects of 'A Dream Book', the harrowing lines of connection in four poems each titled 'Fire', or the cheek-by-jowl shudder of 'Sang the Rat' - Harsent writes, as always, with passion and a sureness of touch.
The poems in David Harsent's new collection, whether single poems, dramatic sequences, or poems that 'belong to one another', share a dark territory and a sometimes haunting, sometimes steely, lyrical tone. Throughout the book - in the stark biography of 'Songs from the Same Earth', the troubling disconnects of 'A Dream Book', the harrowing lines of connection in four poems each titled 'Fire', or the cheek-by-jowl shudder of 'Sang the Rat' - Harsent writes, as always, with passion and a sureness of touch.
